Microsoft Office Excel malformed record code execution
| office-unspecified-code-execution (32178) |  High Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Office Excel and possibly other Microsoft Office products could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper handling of Excel files containing malformed records. By creating a specially-crafted Excel file and persuading a victim to open the file, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary code on the victim's system with the privileges of the victim. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by hosting the malicious document on a Web site or sending it as an email attachment.
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft, Office 2000
- Microsoft, Office 2003
- Microsoft, Office 2004
- Microsoft, Office XP
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in the latest Microsoft Security Bulletin. See References.
— OR —
Use Microsoft Automatic Update if it is supported by your operating system. The original bulletin issued by Microsoft has been superseded.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Microsoft Security Advisory (932553), Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/932553.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-015, Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (932554) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS07-015.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-016, Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (949030) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-016.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-055, Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (955047) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-055.mspx.
- Symantec.com, Trojan.PPDropper.G at http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2007-021312-5133-99&tabid=2.
- ASA-2007-088: MS07-015 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (932554)
- BID-22383: Microsoft Office Malformed String Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-0671: Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000, XP, 2003, and 2004 for Mac, and possibly other Office products, allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors, as demonstrated by Exploit-MSExcel.h in targeted zero-day attacks.
- CVE-2007-0913: Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Powerpoint allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors, as exploited by Trojan.PPDropper.G. NOTE: as of 20070213, it is not clear whether this is the same issue as CVE-2006-5296, CVE-2006-4694, CVE-2006-3876, CVE-2006-3877, or older issues.
- SA24008: Microsoft Office Two Code Execution Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1017584: Microsoft Office Excel Buffer Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- US-CERT VU#613740: Microsoft Excel memory access vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-0463: Microsoft Office Document Handling Client-Side Command Execution Vulnerability
Reported:
Feb 02, 2007
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